Amazon offering free education tools, grants for small business month [Video]

Amazon on Wednesday kicked off its Small Business Month, which will feature grant awards for eligible small businesses and the release of a new educational resource center for small businesses.

The initiative, which is led by Amazon Business, the tech giant’s online business-to-business procurement store, is in its third year. Amazon VP Shelley Salomon told FOX Business, “I’m very excited about this. It’s a great opportunity for us to give back and help the small business community.”

She noted that, in addition to offering over $250,000 in grants to eligible small businesses, the company launched a new small business success studio that offers educational resources.

“This year, we’ve also added new immersive educational content to help them become better at what they do — either through inspirational videos from successful entrepreneurs to webinars and things that might help you figure out how to manage your cash flow or other things that are important to small business,” Salomon said.

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